A dedicated front-end electronics has been developed for the trigger chambers, of the ALICE muon spectrometer under construction, at the future LHC at CERN. This trigger detector is based on RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) working in streamer mode. The number of electronics channels (about 21000) and the fact that RPC signals have specific characteristics have led to the design of an 8 channel front-end ASIC using a new discrimination technique. The principle of the ASIC is described and the radiation hardness is discussed. Special emphasis is put on production characteristics of about 4000 ASICs.
Front-end electronics for the RPCs of the ALICE dimuon trigger
CORTESE, Pietro;
2005-01-01
Abstract
A dedicated front-end electronics has been developed for the trigger chambers, of the ALICE muon spectrometer under construction, at the future LHC at CERN. This trigger detector is based on RPCs (Resistive Plate Chambers) working in streamer mode. The number of electronics channels (about 21000) and the fact that RPC signals have specific characteristics have led to the design of an 8 channel front-end ASIC using a new discrimination technique. The principle of the ASIC is described and the radiation hardness is discussed. Special emphasis is put on production characteristics of about 4000 ASICs.File in questo prodotto:
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